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Metcalf, Donald (1929 - )

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Medical scientist
Born: 26 February 1929  Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia
Donald Metcalf was Head of the Cancer Research Unit and Assistant Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1965-1996. He is the recipient of a great many national and international awards, of which only a few are listed below.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1950 - 1951Demonstrator of Bacteriology at the University of Sydney
1951Bachelor of Medical Science (BSc (Med)) completed at the University of Sydney
1953Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Sydney
1953 - 1954Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney
1954 - 1956Carden Fellow in Cancer Research at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Parkville, Victoria
1958 - 1964Head of the Cancer Research Laboratory at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1961Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at the University of Sydney
1964Syme Prize for Research received from the University of Melbourne
1965 - 1996Head of the Cancer Research Unit and Assistant Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1966Britannica Australia Award for Medicine received
1968AMA - BMA Prize for Medical Research received from the Australian and British Medical Associations
1968Mollison Prize received for research on pathology from the Australian Medical Association
1969 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1974Royal Society of Victoria Research Medal received
1976Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
1980Gold Medal of the Australian Cancer Society received
1983 - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
1986Wellcome Prize received from the Royal Society
1986 - 1996Research Professor of Cancer Biology at the University of Melbourne
1993Albert Lasker Clinical Research Award (US) received
1993Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
1995Royal Medal received from the Royal Society
1996Inaugural Amgen Australia Award received

 
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